Given name

Arvaldo

“army; warrior”

Arvaldo is a masculine given name from Gothic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Galician.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Arvaldo goes back to Proto-Germanic *harjaz, meaning “army; warrior.”

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Where it comes from

Arvaldo comes from Gothic, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

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How it developed

From Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army; warrior”).

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Arvaldo’s family of names

In Galician usage, Arvaldo has a conventional equivalent in the English form Harold.

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